Category Archives: The Clutch of Death

Today, we conclude our lesson on “The Clutch of Death” with these remarks on how the beliefs, sensibilities, and expectations of our families-of-origin can act as the greatest block to our soul’s freedom. In Luke 14, several paragraphs after Jesus … Continue reading →

One of the ancient spiritual paths goes by an old name… “mortification.” It means to put to death.  Once we see that our false narratives, our faulty Life-Stories are strangling the life out of us, we want to turn the … Continue reading →

Look at the ravens, Jesus said.  They’re free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description. They’re care-free in the care of God…   And you!  You count far more. As we’re considering how to experience the freedom and … Continue reading →

As we continue our lesson on the Clutch of Death, we come to where we’ve been heading from the beginning…  one of Jesus’ lessons from Luke 12.  It’s a section in which Jesus teaches how easily our interior narratives derail … Continue reading →

Today we continue our lesson “The Clutch of Death.”  We’ve seen how we tend to clutch at people, things, and circumstances at the expense of our freedom and connecting to our truest, Divine selves. We do this because our “Life-Stories,” … Continue reading →

How does one begin the journey from a Life-Story that breeds stress, anxiety, pressure, and “the clutch of death,” to a Life-Story that breeds peace, freedom, Life and Light? The ancients designed a practice just for that.  It’s called “detachment.” … Continue reading →

[Download 64kbps mp3] [Download 128kbps (high quality) mp3] The deep quest of the human heart is for freedom and Divine Life. The problem is that we get so easily distracted from this quest by impulses and instincts that bubble up … Continue reading →